Aspen Times Weekly Libation: Charro Negro
Make it
2 ounces tequila
1 ½ ounce cola
Fresh lime juice
Sea salt
Lime wheel for garnish
Rim a glass with salt and fill with ice. Add lime juice, cola and tequila. Add a pinch of salt and stir. Garnish with a lime wheel and serve.
We are a nation that loves a holiday. There’s National Grandparent’s Day and National Secretary’s Day and even National Donut Day (the first Friday in June, in case you’re wondering). So I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised to learn that July 24 marks yet another day worth celebrating — National Tequila Day. So in the honor of Gunilla Asher, who created this column and was a true tequila aficionado, this week’s Libation is a tequila drink. And while we could have gone with a shot (as Gunner would have done), or a margarita (see the Steamboat Sambrero in the June 19 edition), we decided to branch out a bit. So move over Cuba Libre, we’re serving up the Charro Negro, which is a basic cocktail of tequila (instead of rum), coke and lime, with the added twist of salt on the rim. A whole new way to enjoy tequila on a day dedicated to one of our favorite spirits.
Bar Talk: sway Thai
sway opened its Aspen doors at the beginning of February with nine cocktails on the menu including some options not offered in Austin, such as a Thai coffee martini, fitting in with this mountain town’s espresso martini infatuation.